Ruteng

Ruteng
Ruteng Location in Indonesia Ruteng Ruteng (Indonesia)
Coordinates:
Country	Indonesia
Region	Lesser Sunda Islands
Province	East Nusa Tenggara
Regency	Manggarai
Elevation	1,188 m (3,898 ft)
Population
• Total	34,569
Time zone	UTC+8 (WITA)

Ruteng is a small town in the highlands towards the western end of Flores Island, Indonesia. It is the capital of Manggarai Regency, serviced by the Frans Sales Lega Airport or Ruteng Airport. The population is predominantly Roman Catholic, but still preserve the ancient Manggarai custom of caci (whip fighting), which is usually practiced at weddings, and serves as a tourist attraction.

The Liang Bua archeological site is nearby, around 10 km to the north of Ruteng.

Climate

Ruteng has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from June to August and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Ruteng
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	24.9 (76.8)	24.6 (76.3)	25.1 (77.2)	25.2 (77.4)	24.7 (76.5)	24.0 (75.2)	23.9 (75.0)	24.5 (76.1)	25.4 (77.7)	26.3 (79.3)	26.0 (78.8)	25.3 (77.5)	25.0 (77.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	20.2 (68.4)	20.0 (68.0)	20.3 (68.5)	20.1 (68.2)	19.6 (67.3)	18.8 (65.8)	18.3 (64.9)	18.5 (65.3)	19.4 (66.9)	20.5 (68.9)	20.9 (69.6)	20.5 (68.9)	19.8 (67.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	15.5 (59.9)	15.4 (59.7)	15.5 (59.9)	15.1 (59.2)	14.6 (58.3)	13.6 (56.5)	12.7 (54.9)	12.5 (54.5)	13.4 (56.1)	14.7 (58.5)	15.8 (60.4)	15.7 (60.3)	14.5 (58.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	541 (21.3)	482 (19.0)	495 (19.5)	306 (12.0)	213 (8.4)	98 (3.9)	71 (2.8)	80 (3.1)	142 (5.6)	284 (11.2)	394 (15.5)	458 (18.0)	3,564 (140.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org